Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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The Miniature World of Marvin & James (The Masterpiece Adventures)
by Elise Broach
Illustrator: Kelly Murphy
Ages: 6+
Published: 2014
Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt BFYR/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-0-8050-9190-8
Keywords: Friendship, Transitional Book, Adventure
Marvin, the beetle, is worried when his boy, James, goes away on vacation. A scary adventure soon cures him of his boredom. Pen-and-ink illustrations.